The 90th Chamber of the Brussels Correctional Court on Tuesday set the 18th of December as the start date for the trial of terror suspects Salah Abdeslam and Sofiane Ayari. According to the Office of the Public Prosecutor, Abdeslam, detained in France, has said that he wishes to attend his trial in Brussels.

Prime Minister Charles Michel had a meeting on Monday with the attorney of Prince Laurent, the Prime Minister told the Belgian Chamber Committee on the Interior on Tuesday in response to a question from Peter Buysrogge (N-VA).

Adverts for the Rich meet Beautiful (RmB) dating site encouraging female students to link up with wealthy men looking for company in exchange for favours will be banned in the city of Brussels and the commune of Watermael-Boitsfort.

The Brussels Secretary of State for Equal Opportunities, Bianca Debaets, is to lodge a complaint with the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office against the publicity campaign for the website “Rich meet beautiful”.